ilca

Old English

Alternative forms

• ylca

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz (“the same”, literally “it/he/she -like”), a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈil.kɑ/, [ˈiɫ.kɑ]

Pronoun

ilca m

1. the same
   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     ⁊ þǣre ilcan nihte wes Ēadwine[s] dohtor ācenned.

     And on that same night Edwin's daughter was born.

Declension

Declension of ilca — Weak only

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ilca	ilce	ilce
Accusative	ilcan	ilcan	ilce
Genitive	ilcan	ilcan	ilcan
Dative	ilcan	ilcan	ilcan
Instrumental	ilcan	ilcan	ilcan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ilcan	ilcan	ilcan
Accusative	ilcan	ilcan	ilcan
Genitive	ilcra, ilcena	ilcra, ilcena	ilcra, ilcena
Dative	ilcum	ilcum	ilcum
Instrumental	ilcum	ilcum	ilcum

Descendants

• Middle English: ilke
  • Scots: ilk
  • English: ilk